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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-06-02
EAST ARLINGTON.


VIM. 0'Brien is repairing his hons,
and barn
: Crops are backward and grass is look
ing poorly.
-Hsrmon Webb is putting a piazza on
his residence.
Mrs, NJ. Grout is slowly recovering
from severe illness.
IN. q. Hard has taken the agency Of
the Taylor No. horse rake.
Rev. Mr.. Walker will be absent most
Of the week at Middlebury, VI
Rev. Mr.. Cook and family spent last
week in Bennington aud Hoosick Falls,
n. Y.
PROF Johnson. OF Manchester, was in
town to aid our Glee club Decoration Day.
The family OF Rev Mr.. Pierce, OF
Massachusetts, are stopping for the sum
mer q, j. Il. Jndson's
Rush OF business has kept your cor
respondent silent He will try aud do
better in the future
Joel Grout takes possession OF the
Maynard Knights farm June lsi. J..
Stacy will move into the house
The Willing Workers contemplate
giving q strawberry aud ice cream lawn
festival next week Wednesday evening.
We have had an unusnal amount OF
sickness this spring, With several severe
cases Of typhoid pneumonia AT pressed,
all are convalescing.
The preaching service at Sunderland
Borough. by Rev. Mr. Walker, will lie
postponed 10 one week from nent Friday
evening --June 10th.
"A severe hail storm passed over this
place Thursday. South Of here the Dam
age TO crops was very great The amount
Of rsia tina, has fallen the pas, week has
been very large.
Memorial service was held a, the Con
gregs,ionsl church May 2eth. Noiuith-
standing the rain. the attendance Was
large. The sermon was very appropriate
TO the occasion. ADD given by Rev. G. O.
Cook. Of the Congregational church, Mr..
Walker OF the Methods, church assisted
in the services
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-06-02
MANCHESTER pEror

GAAThEsTlH bkfpf.
MIR. T. q. Burr Is home from bis west
err tip, and Mrs. Burr has returned from
visiting friends IN Berlin, N Y.
The seserest bail storm known IN this
section Tor several years SWEET over this
part Of The town Friday last doing consid
cradle damage TO the Young crops more
particularly corn.
- Remember market day Saturday in
the forenoon between the hours Of and
~ o'clock. Persons who have horses.
COWS On other stock u sny description.
produce 81 any sou implements, tools aud
any kind 81 iarm machinery. 10 short, any
thing VOC wish TO dispose Of for cash or
exchange shouia appear. Certainly parties
xho sish for such goods or articles will
be glad 70 be- sble 10 have a chance 10
sslec, sucl as Gill NEE, Their requirements.
Il is ny pnrpose, II this prcisc, proves
success. 10 insngnraie system Of sdyer-
tisius weekly 10 he Manchester JouAsAi,
aud also sise weekly report OF ruling
ptiees ! sill for the pre.eai have suit
able books ca market days Tor mskiog
entries Of such ~ssis As may be reported
10 mt. 4. l., TArLoR
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-16
The LEDGER,
The Girl.

"
I was sick. and tired. and very forlorn.
i wished from the depths I'D never teen thffa'
And l wanted something I'D never had,
And | wanted it very. very bad,
No billiards. nor poker. nor p1fG. nor 100
Not a fig from these thistles ever grew.
i was tired of doctors and doctors stuf'
NV head was div and nv legs mere thin,
i looked like Mephisto. ard felt like sin,
So / sent for a mind-cure girl
An awfully pretty mind-cure girl,
With soft gray eyes. and Il bit of a curl
On her smooth white ~brow-enough 20 show
A spice of the hnman-dont you knowF
And / chuckled inwardly TO see
The plying look she cast on me.
WIN II take you long do you think, 70 cure
As 1 held my wrist for the tender hand:
But you see 1 did not understand
The ways of the mind-cure girl
I'm sure that my pulse intermits," ! said;
'Jast feel for yourself but she shook her
And then. with a gravity strange to see.
Locked up at the wal, and then down on me; p.
"a mode of approach to the gate OF your
She v me soft, Great heaveni'
said /;
MY mind doesn't roost on the wall like q fly!
IT'S here in my head! Draw closer your chair.
And show me the way to conquer despair
Be q good little mind-cure girl"
She must have got or to my mind, you see,
For she moved not a winker nor spoke to me;
just stared at the wall in a p~etriied way,
Tho the ghost of a smile seemed somehow TO
Twas a trifie ridiculous thus to roam,.
And she'd just as soon look for a mind nearer
So I took heart of grace, and when the soft
eyes
Descended to mine with a glance of surprise,
And the dear, rosy lips inquired how l felt,
Ireplied with the look of a dying smelt:
Come again. little mind-eure girl"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-16

CONFERENCE.-THE feIier in the tele.
graph office up there thought he was
mighty smart. but / fooled him.
Poliecinan-You did? How?
Countryman-Oii. easy enough. You
see / went iii here yesterday t. send a
message to st. Louis, and told him
what | wanted, ..AIi right seq he,
t.75 cents" So / paid him the Is
cents, and I'll be darncd if he did a
thing but rap that old brass clieker OF
his fifteen or twenty times, and then
hang the message on a hook.
Policcman-WclI, do you call that
fooling him?
Countryman-You just hold on and
I'll tell you. To-day / wanted to send
another message to st. Louis, but I'll
be gosh-darned If | wanted to pay an
other IS cents. So 1 went up to the
office. kinder polite like, an seq !
mister" seq !, there's a young lady
outside rs SCI she wants TO speak to
You. I'll tend Office for you while
you're gone" Well, sir, he bit right
away. or he went in n hurry. and be-
fore he got back | had plenty of time
to clink his old brass machine all /
wanted and hang my message on the
hook just rs he did the day before. I
know they got IL, too. ut the other end,
for the minute | got through the old
machine went to clinking like blue
blazes, s much IS 10 say: "All right.
old mar, we hear you Oh. / fooled
him good, | did. Your Uncle Peter
lives In Wayback. but he amt no fool,
he amt, not BY = long chalk, no-sir-eel
-S0naerrile .onranL
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-16
Quail Courtship.

l once had the pleasure of witness
ing the counting and pairing off of a
flock of quail. | was sitting so I could
look down on a flat rock that stood up
higher than the top of a thicket of
brush and weeds surrounding it neal a
small brook. 1 first heard the chatter
of quails in the brush. After holding
quite an animated confab one hen
quail flew up on the rock and was fol-
lowed by five o. six males. Miss Quail
strutted around a few times, apparently
not noticing her admirers, assuming
coquettish attitudes, and putting on
more style and a~ffectation than a hui
man dudess of the present day. She
finally took q conspicuous position and
appeared to devote her entire attention
to herself. Her admirers, in the mean
time, stood around and looked at each
other with defiant eve and mien. They
then began to strut around, spread and
trail their wings, try graceful walks
and poises, each striving to Guido the
others. The more they tried to make
a favorable impression before Miss
Quail the more excited they became,
AES 6tAS HChEA ~ ItEAtAlEt-
They fought hard and f~uriously,
until at last one of them. by a fortu-
nate pass, knocked his antagonist off
the rock. He did not stop, but
pitched into the first one he came to,
and then kept knocking one off at 4
time until there was but one left. The
victor took one comprehensive look
over the field of battle, struck up a
rafting chatter and walked up to
Miss Quail, strutted around a few
times with self-importance enough for
a United States senator, keeping up
a rafting string of-of-well, BLAIR
ney, / suppose Finally they rubbed
heads and bills together, walked to
the north side of the rock, rose SIM
~uitaneousiy and flew away, lighting
together. ready for housekeeping.
Another hen hen came upon the
rock with three or four males and
vent through the same form of court
ing, and to the victor-the reward of
a wife. So it went on until all the
hens were mated and gone. After
that three males came upon the rock
and did absolutely look forlorn and
showed it in every motion. They
flew in a different direction than all
the others. When Il male had been
whipped or driven off the rock he
nor none of the others would come
back again. After the contest started
those who commenced were the ones
to win or lose. The whole thing
was very like human nature.-San
Diego Sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-16
Mr. Beecher's Estate.

The late Henry Ward Beecher's
books, engravings, etclsings. paintings,
rugs. and brie-a-brac viii be sold next
November ut the rooms of the Ameri-
can Art Association. The executors
deem it desirable to dispose of them as
soon as possible, but it will be impos-
sible to properly catalogue them before
the fall. In Mr.. Beecher's library
there were about 10000 volumes, in
Guiding a number of costly books of
engrayings and illustrated volumes. Tt
was in the main a working library, as
he had no taste for rare books. Among
his etchings and e%ngravings are many
choice specimens, including artist
proofs of some notable objects. Rem
brandt, Durer, Rubens, and other
famous artists are represented. MI.
beechcr was accustomed to buy what
pleased his taste. He also had many
valuable rings. While he bought many
costly gems which took his fancy from
their richness of color, he gave away
most of them and those he left are
probably not worth more than $4,000.
Mr.. Beecher's estate included his
farm Boseobel, at Peekskill, library,
pictures, and life insurance of $25 900.
The life insurance is left to Mrs.
Beecher and the residue to his four
children. The farm is valued at $780,
900. 1t contains thfrty-six acres and
is all under a high state of cultivation,
every sod of it having been thoroughly
SUBSIDIZED. On it there are fully 5000
forest trees and shrubs, including
Of all sorts which grow in
latitude. There are also 1000
fruit ts"ss and grape vines which pro-
duesSeS az mere tns ssf grapes. The
hoESahIwork isl build and there
are extensive pstrns, greenhouses,
etc, and the old farmhouse
Brooklyn Eagle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-16
A Model Cyclone PIT.

Perhaps the largest, best arranged,
best furnished and most costly cyclone
pit in the country is owned by Ed.
Brown, Of Eatonton. It is situated
e the back door of his residence and
is large enough to accommodate his
entire family. The walls are of brick,
laid in cement, the floor il carpeted,
has a fire place and a chimney and the
room is handsomely furnished, The
family could spend the night there
with rs much comfort as In the dwell.
ing. In preparing it Mr.. Brown had
al eye to Its ~pcr1nanency and spared
no expense in making it pleasant and
comfortable. To guard against the
contingency OF the house blowing over
on 1t and imprisoning the inmates, a
large sewer pipe leads off from the pit
In an opposite direction a distance of
n hundred yards, through which the
family could escape. This unique un-
derground dwelling Is thoroughly pro-
tected against water rising from below
or running in from above. The cost
was oyer $500.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-16
MARROW OF the Novel orTo-pax.

& &
Given an active affinity (male) and
a passive affinity lfemale). The active
affinity has a positive value, but In
presence of the passive affinity it loses
all estimation OF this value, and be-
lieves the value Of the passive affinity
to BIO incstimable. The passive affinity
has no value, and knows it. but Is able
10 attract the active affinity by IN in
genious display Of yacuity Of value
When he is drawn within The limits Of
her attraction his condition Ii hopeless,
and q fusion (marriage) il inevitable.
Should another passive affinity OF
greater vacuity be present, the active
affinity Is d lost quantity, for II one va
Guilty does not absorb his value, another
will.-Czaries Dudley Warner In Har-
per's Magazine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-16
In a City of Birds.

Following the bird-path the men
from the ship went at once into the
city, says a writer in the YOUTHS COM
panion, describing a community of
birds on an island in the south Allan
tie. Every spot was crowded with a
motley. sereeching, jostling mass of
bird citizens. whose nests, containing
the young and eggs, were on all
sides.
On each nest sat an angry mother,
who would open her mouth and scream
some terrible threat in the penguin
language, and as the greenish white
eggs were broken in the onward charge
of the men the birds seemed to be
driven to desperation. A valuable dog
that had started with the exploring
party was lost in the bedlam Of a city,
and, although repeated endeayors were
made to find him, he was never heard
from, and the poor fellow was probably
killed by the outraged inhabitants.
Not many miles from here was an
other small island with an area of
hardly a quarter mile. yet on it was
another city of over 100000 inhab-
itants.
As on Inaccessible, the penguins had
general railway leading up from the
sea into the tussock grass. the hard
rock actually being polished by the
millions of feet that had passed over
it. As the voyagers appeared hun
dreds of the birds were passing up and
down, hopping along in their ludierous
manne
One remarkable fact concerning
these strange creatures, ascertained
from the two sailors, was that in the
middle of April, after molting. the
cities were deserted, not q single in
habitant of the countless thousands
remaining. Where they went, how
far, OF what they went for was mex
plieable. They could not go to the
Cape of Good Hope, the mainland, and
how they could swim back to the
island without landmarks was remark
ably strange. Perhaps this is their
vacation season, which they spend at
the sea. In the last of July the males
return, aud the females return about
the middle of August, remaining home
until tine following April.
As in all cities, there were various
sorts of citizens. One. 4 curious alba
tross called m~ollymaus, built its nest in
the middle of the streets of the PEN
gniE city, of such Il queer shape that
it rescinblel 4; toadstool with d hollow
top, and was used as a seat by the
visitors. 1t was cylindrical in shape,
and made of tufts of grass, weeds,
and clay. yer a foot high and fourteen
inches brt,s,,i. On the top of the nest
one egg was laid. 1t was not allowed
to remain there, but was usually held
i'll q singular pouch of the mother bird
as she s,s on .he qeeer seat.
Tie ground was bored and tunneled
in every possible direction by two
other kinds Of birds, prions and Pc
trels, so itilt iii walking through the
city tia n,ea often found themselves
atttsesei bs !,vnguins and moilymauks
above ground. and at the same time
by the underground inhabitants, whose
homes they had broken into.
On curious mounds in some of the
streets the nests of large, ~feroeious
gulls, with carved beaks and sharp
claws, weG,. fo;ihd. These birds were
anytdiia@ i,:it assreeable neighbers, as
they stole fiIe eggs and young birds
from the pHnguins and ate them,
wiiile t:cir 1ousfness for the poor pri-
ons WIS SHOWN by the piles of bones
about tile nests.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-16
Bonbartiias Ones Own Coast.

The other day, going down the Firth
of Clyde. the crew of the English
guariship Ajax was exercised in bic
gun drill. wiki the view of expendine
the quarterly allowance Of ammunition.
About 1850. ut which time the Ajax
WIS directly oil Innelian, q shot from
n of tn. .rsins of the vessel was seen
to sts.k' tht water, and then ricocliet
with terrific force toward the shore.
1t stfnsn liz, round Immediately adj
ioit.f*ass u via, entering the earth
abei:t zen tFaa.ss from the northeast ga
Bile val. fhtt shot made n hole in the
gropna. =; 49,. seven feet deep, and up
root sti:r it.tge trees, breaking them
in - stssfl scattering the branches
aiid if&.iaetttt all over the roof of the
bull, .ia-s. as veil as over the adjoining
ground t.s stles covering the roof of
the iti39s sta stones. Every window
in the place was broken, and great
rents srtHe made IN the gable walls, the
hoast1, 10 f.tst, being rendered quite un-
iniiaa !iabia. The force of the projec-
tile, even alter striking the ground and
doing this considerable damage, was
not yet 4:tite spent, as the shot was
earr.sid ,ia.at a quarter of n mile up the
lill, after.yard rolling buck for some
distance. The adjoining dwelling also
suffered TO nc little extent. A plumber,
who MIS- employed ut the house at the
time, rec wed injuries about the body
which Heecssitated confinement to bed,
and a servant had her hands cut. The
board sciIeol Is in the immediate vicin-
ity Of Ash2rove, and ut the time of the
occurrence, was filled with children.
A slight deviation of the shot would
have brought it into contact with this
building. The Ajax people did not
apparently notice the damage that had
been done, because they went ON with
their iiriag,~ although the other shots
went in i more seward direction.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-16
DIR. Taimage's First Cigar.

The time had come IN my hoyhoot
which | thought demanded Of me
capacity to smoke. The old people O
the household could neither abide tn,
sight nor the smell of the Virgins
weed. When ministers came there
not by positive injunction. but by
sort Of instinct as to what would b,
safest, they whitfield their pipes ON tn,
back steps, If the house could mo-
stand sanetiiiea smoke, it may be inn
agined how little chance there was fol
adoleseent eigar-puffing.
BY some are good fortune which
put in my hands three cents, | found
access to atobaeeo store. As the lid O
the lop4sssaae but, fragrant box opened
high hatsime owned n cigar
pr to SAion, m~anliness, su,
SI4ss and anticipation can scarcely
be imagined, save by those who have
had the same sensation. When / pu,
the cigar TO my lips, aud stuck the
lueifer match to the end of the weed,
and commenced to pull with an en-.
ergy that brought every facial muscle
tn its utmost tension, my satisfaction
with this world was Sc great my tempt.
alton was to want to leave it.
The cigar did not burn well. 1t re.
quired. an amoun of suction that
t:sked my determination to the ut
most. You see hat my worldly means
had limited ME to Il quality which cost
only three cents. But | had been
taught that nothing great was ever
accomplished without an effort, and SO
| pulled away. Indeed, l had heard
my older brothers in their Latin lessons
say, omnia riheit labor, which trans.
lated if you want to make
anything go you must scratch for it.
With these sentiments, l passed
down through the village street, and
out toward my co untry home. NV
head did no feel exactly right, and
the street began to rock from side to
side, SO that it became rather uncer-
tain to me which side of the street !
was on So l crossed over. but found
myself on the same side / was on be-
fore | crossed I've Indeed. / imag-
ined that | was on both sides at the
same time. and several fast teams were
driving between. | met another boy,
who asked me why l looked SO pale,
and l told him hat I did not look
pale, but that he was pale himself.
After some further walking / sat down
under the bridge near my house and
began to reflect on the prospect of
early deeease. and on the uncertainty
of all earthly expectations. / had de-
termined to smoke the cigar all up,
and thus get the full worth of my
money, but was finally obliged to throw
three-fourths Of it away. / knew,
however, exactly where I threw it, in
case / should feel better the next
day.
Getting home, the old people were
frightened, and demanded of me an
explanation as to my absence and the
rather whitish color of my complex
ion. Not feeling that I was called
upon to 60 into particulars, and not
wishing to increase my parents appre-
hension that I was going to turn out
badly, l summed up the case with the
statement that | felt miserable at the
pit of my stomach. Mustard plasters
were Immediately administered, and /
received careful watching for some
hours. Finally | fell asleep, and for
got MY humiliation and .disappoint-
ment in being obliged to throw away
three-fourths of my first cigar.-T. De
W.T. 1atnaage la Brookiya Aagazine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-16
Annsaraa.ea laen.. a.e,era.


| have ies' about eoaesntat, artes tggeeia
aiaItk Il atelts
That Appearances don aGs era, anu that haeaa
deaf aIsas tell.
Sometimes the shaitaf nlowia' viii raise ths
biggest craps
An IL AIM the tailest naapie alims faaA In.
sweetest sap
Ii amt the Richest. sankast grass tho eattli
likes the best.
Tain likely all the eggs We hnd is the henl
that saasac the nest,
The tailest stalk - caro- that gfaWs in nj
tWents@acte field
Afa't got a nuhhtn aIi it star any sigai o. yield
The Hkeltast apple tree that staItas IA M
nelghbafs orchard lot
Is fall o blossoms ever spring. but the fruit
ia sure to rot,
While the crooked, ernery seeding, standin
outside in the read,
Comes MP snailin' ever season with a heaptn
wagon iaad,
The largest sheep 81 all the fieek may grow the
eoafseSt Wust;
The finest boss upea the farm may hats before
hell pull
The seruahlest hess upon the track mas wir
the tsaeest heat.
While the one that has the haekia' may BIO thu
easiest beat.
The sweetest drink | ever took | drunk from
outa goart;
The deepest water in the creek is ies' above
u spell,
That appearances don't govern, and tina blood
a0nt aitus tell.
NV pfrimmer
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-16

One Of the curious characters ii
Frankfort. Germany, Is a man named
Samuel johnson. who does nothing
except TO shoot sparrows. The man
inherited q competence several years
ago on the death Of his parents, and
has since then led a sort OF hermit
life, surrounded BY his gun and cats,
for he detests a dog and will not toll.
crate one In his neighborhood. He d
never ON the street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-16
when John swinton began the lab

When John Swinton began the labor
fight he lived In q brownstons front
and had a chef dc cuisine and $25. 900
In Government bonds, the latter saved
by hard newspaper work at night. To-
day be Is living ON the top Hoor Of a
Brooklyn tenement house. his property
lost. but his spirit cheerful.
Jack Fetheridge. Of Red Burr, A. r.,
calls himself the champion Of the South
west. and wants to fight anything en-
cept . wild cat.n
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-11-15
Z 4 49, = q q q

ss IS Paid I'M COLD Coin. S 81 * 81
Z In Den, 1885, j. s. johnson 3 Go., es Custom
House ST.. Boston, NJ lass. offered eight prenl.
,ufns payable in gold coin, which they Fay cfea-,
ted 8n great Interest among people VINO kept
hens, 80 much so, In fact, that they authorize
us to say that they shall offer Nov. lat, 1885,
from tho snae Of sheridan's Powder 20 Make
Hens lay or couree all who compete cannot
getone OF the premiums but aoltse of the last
Years reports sent us sloW that the Enr,i ought
to have been we'll Satisfied III they had not
any other benefit than tho Increase Uf eggs they
got whlle making the trial. For Pile tho Brst
premium wac tweaty-ty 20 dollars taken tky g. a.
French, Washing ton, n. H., who fed thirty hens
the herldans Ro wder for eight weeks. The 1rst
week lie got only ton eggs; the third week the hens
laid 201 eggs, ana tl,e eighth 20S eggs Dur
Ing the eight Weeks trial he got 1893 eggs which,
AT the pflte of eggs IN Boston or New York mar
kets in nlil-Ylntef, would nave yielded $500, Or
erlng g the small expense Of kee eplng hen no ami
MUM, which was ten dollars, Went to Mrs. i. D.
CarliD, Conkln Centre, N. Y, who III the eight
weeks received from forty hens 1907 eggs. 9he
trst week she only got s6 eggs, but tho last week
Thls clearly demonstrates thai tie use of sher,-
dams Powder to make Hons 1iay Will increase the
profit several hundred per cent.
= tJonnS0n & Co. will send two 20 cent packs OF
!Slerldans Powder postpaid to any address for 90
cents IN postage stamps or q large AZ pound can
totPowder for $l20. TO each person ordering q
large can as above they VIII solid free one copy OF
the "Farmers Poultry Guido (prlce 25 cents).